Bangladesh

Bitter political feud between the government and opposition in Bangladesh

By Nishanthi Priyangika, March 9, 2000

Ongoing anti-government strikes, protests and agitation in Bangladesh organised by the conservative four-party opposition alliance led by the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) point to chronic political...

Bangladesh government introduces harsh new security laws

By Y.A. Dharmasena, February 29, 2000

Bangladesh President Shahabuddin Ahmed signed into law a Public Safety (Special Provisions) Bill on February 14 giving sweeping powers to the police. Under the pretext of dealing with criminals and te...

Child labour on the increase in Bangladesh

By Nishanthi Priyangika, November 3, 1999

A UN Childrens Fund report published in September has found that more than 6.3 million children under 14 are working in Bangladesh. Children are labouring as maids and servants, in garment factories a...

Hundreds of thousands hit by Bangladesh floods

By Nishanthi Priyangika, October 20, 1999

Serious flooding, although not as severe as in 1998, has swept through Bangladesh over the last three and a half months affecting hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country.

Plan for transport of Indian goods through Bangladesh provokes factional strife within country's elite

By K. Ratnayake, September 16, 1999

A Bangladeshi government plan to allow India to transport goods to and from its remote, northeastern states via Bangladesh has become another issue in the bitter factional struggle between the ruling ...

Bangladesh government crackdown on women engaged in prostitution

By Nandana Nanneththi, August 27, 1999

In the midst of criticism of a witch-hunt launched by the government on women engaged in prostitution, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina Wajed held a meeting with newspaper editors on August 20 t...

Bangladesh budget heaps on more burdens as poverty grows

By K. Ratnayake, July 9, 1999

Finance Minister Shah Kibria has presented the Bangladesh budget for the fiscal year ending June 2000, which will heap more burdens on the masses.